Double the Heat [Kindle Edition]

"Hart and Soul" by Lori Foster. After switching places with his twin (see "Deuces Wild" in Double the Pleasure), Hart Winston avoids Lisa Vogle until he realizes how much he misses her; however, he is in for a surprise when he finally contacts her.

"Breaking the Ice" by Deirdre Martin. In New York Lennie Buckley has no interest in men until she meets in a comedy of errors NHL player Sebastian Ivanov.

"Double Booked" by Elizabeth Bevarly. Her friends allow Amanda Bingham to use their condo while she is on vacation; they also allow Max Callahan, whom she loathes, to use it too.

"Original Zin" by Christie Ridgway. John Henry Hudson and Zin Friday meet when she is his chauffeur. He wants her but she fears he will reject her if he gets to know her.

These are four entertaining contemporary romantic novellas starring fully developed characters. Fans will especially enjoy the return of the other Winston twin and another Deirdre Martin hockey tale.

Harriet Klausner

Double the Heat
Contemporary Anthology -Dec 1st, 2009
Breaking the Ice by Deirdre Martin
4 stars

Deirdre Martin has written a short and charming romance.

Lennie has recently moved to New York to take classes at a fashion college. Where she quickly makes herself at home with her Aunt Mary and an eclectic cast of housemates that are a fun and amusing to read. On a chance occurrence of mistaken identify she meets the handsome and friendly Sebastian the newest member of the city's professional hockey team. Lennie is very attracted to Sebastian and decides to let him continue to think she is the woman he was supposed to meet.

Sebastian has just moved to New York and he enjoys hanging out with his teammates. But he wants to prove to his teammates that women and men can share a purely platonic relationship. He decides to meet a woman on Craig's List to prove it. When he find one that fits his personality, called `New to New York' he knows they will hit it off famously. As he and Lennie explore New York their friendship blossoms and he finds that his teammates maybe right because he can't help thinking of Lennie in terms other than platonic!

This was a quick romance that was fun to read. Both characters were very likeable. I particularly enjoyed reading Sebastian's character he is a genuine and caring hero that any reader would easily fall in love with! However, since this was a shorter story than Deirdre Martin usually writes. I did feel that that character development was as strong and her normal length books.

If you are looking for a light, funny and engaging romance this is one that you will enjoy.

Reviewed by Steph from the Bookaholics Romance Book Club

"Hart and Soul" by Lori Foster. I had a hard time following the plot of this story. Of course, it was written fine, but the characters and their relationships were confusing. I wish there was more info on what had happened in the first place to cause tension between the two main characters.

"Breaking the Ice" by Deirdre Martin. In this case, I liked the characters of this story, but it was written rather blandly. So it was kind of hard to get into the plot again.

"Double Booked" by Elizabeth Bevarly. I loved this one because of the plot. But there was too much detail, which is something that Bevarly does in her writing. So much details that it takes a whole page for a person to respond to something that was said.

"Original Zin" by Christie Ridgway. Again, I liked the characters, but the way it was written lost me. However, this story had some beautiful, passionate moments, which I really loved.